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| The temple had a star-shaped plan, and it was composed of a '']'' (sanctum), '']'' (antechamber), and '']'' (pillared hall). While the sanctum and antechamber were converted into a prayer-hall, the pillared hall remains almost completely intact, and serves as a pavilion leading up to the prayer-hall. Twelve small ], made out of brick, were added on the roof of the pillared hall. The large number of domes is unusual for Tughluq mosques, and were probably included in order to give the building a more ] appearance.<ref name=":0" />{{sfn|Yazdani|1916|p=3}} | The temple had a star-shaped plan, and it was composed of a '']'' (sanctum), '']'' (antechamber), and '']'' (pillared hall). While the sanctum and antechamber were converted into a prayer-hall, the pillared hall remains almost completely intact, and serves as a pavilion leading up to the prayer-hall. Twelve small ]s, made out of brick, were added on the roof of the pillared hall. The large number of domes is unusual for Tughluq mosques, and were probably included in order to give the building a more ] appearance.<ref name=":0" />{{sfn|Yazdani|1916|p=3}} | ||
| The pillared hall is divided into nine ] and contains ] in the middle of its northern, eastern, and southern sides. It stands upon a plinth, and is accessible by flights of steps with ] on the northern and southern sides.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Eaton |first=Richard M. |author-link=Richard M. Eaton |last2=Wagoner |first2=Phillip B. |date=2013-11-01 |title=Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600 |url=https://academic.oup.com/book/27797 |journal=OUP Academic |language=en |pages=50–52 |doi=10.1093/acprof:o}}</ref> | The pillared hall is divided into nine ] and contains ]es in the middle of its northern, eastern, and southern sides. It stands upon a plinth, and is accessible by flights of steps with ] on the northern and southern sides.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Eaton |first=Richard M. |author-link=Richard M. Eaton |last2=Wagoner |first2=Phillip B. |date=2013-11-01 |title=Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600 |url=https://academic.oup.com/book/27797 |journal=OUP Academic |language=en |pages=50–52 |doi=10.1093/acprof:o}}</ref> | ||
| The prayer-hall is divided into forty-five ]. The central bay is elaborately carved, and images of ] can be found at its four corners.{{sfn|Yazdani|1916|p=3}} The western wall was closed up using rubble. A '']'' (prayer-niche) is carved into the western wall, and a '']'' (pulpit) stands to its north.{{sfn|Eaton|2011|p=181}} The building is surrounded by a wall built out of dressed stone, with four entrances facing the four cardinal points.{{sfn|Yazdani|1916|p=3}} | The prayer-hall is divided into forty-five ]. The central bay is elaborately carved, and images of ] can be found at its four corners.{{sfn|Yazdani|1916|p=3}} The western wall was closed up using rubble. A '']'' (prayer-niche) is carved into the western wall, and a '']'' (pulpit) stands to its north.{{sfn|Eaton|2011|p=181}} The building is surrounded by a wall built out of dressed stone, with four entrances facing the four cardinal points.{{sfn|Yazdani|1916|p=3}} | ||
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| *{{Cite book |last=Eaton |first=Richard M. |author-link=Richard M. Eaton |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=iWNHYID4WqAC&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=deval%20masjid&f=false |title=Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687 |year=2011 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-1-58839-438-5 |editor-last=Haidar |editor-first=Navina Najat |pages=180–183 |language=en |chapter=Muhammad bin Tughluq and Temples of the Deccan, 1321-26 |editor-last2=Sardar |editor-first2=Marika}} | *{{Cite book |last=Eaton |first=Richard M. |author-link=Richard M. Eaton |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=iWNHYID4WqAC&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=deval%20masjid&f=false |title=Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687 |year=2011 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-1-58839-438-5 |editor-last=Haidar |editor-first=Navina Najat |pages=180–183 |language=en |chapter=Muhammad bin Tughluq and Temples of the Deccan, 1321-26 |editor-last2=Sardar |editor-first2=Marika}} | ||
| *{{Cite book |last=Yazdani |first=Ghulam |author-link=Ghulam Yazdani |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.09372/page/2/mode/2up |year=1916 |title=Annual report of the Archaeological Department of His Highness the Nizams Dominions, 1323-24 F. (1914-15 A.D.) |pp= |
*{{Cite book |last=Yazdani |first=Ghulam |author-link=Ghulam Yazdani |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.09372/page/2/mode/2up |year=1916 |title=Annual report of the Archaeological Department of His Highness the Nizams Dominions, 1323-24 F. (1914-15 A.D.) |pp=3–4 |publisher=Baptist Mission Press}} | ||
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Building in Bodhan, India| Deval Masjid | |
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Deval Masjid is a mosque and historic site located in Bodhan, in the Indian state of Telangana. Originally a Hindu temple, the building was converted into a mosque in the 14th century. It is locally known as the Vanda Stambhala Gudi (hundred-pillared temple) in Telugu.
It is listed as a state protected monument.
History
The temple was constructed in the late 12th or early 13th century, during the reign of the Kakatiya kingdom. Ghulam Yazdani posits that it might have been a Buddhist or Jain temple before being used as Hindu temple, based on the imagery of all three religions being found in and around the temple.
In the 14th century, the region was invaded and taken over by Ulugh Khan, a general of the Delhi Sultanate, who would later become sultan. In 1323, Ulugh Khan encamped in Bodhan, and a contemporary account by Abdul Malik Isami mentions that he laid siege to the fort of Bodhan for approximately two to three months. The report further states that the chief of Bodhan surrendered, converted to Islam with his family, and was granted amnesty.
The style of the mosque does not correspond with other Tughluq architecture of the Deccan, and this leads Richard M. Eaton to posit that the chief of Bodhan converted the temple into a mosque himself.
Description
The temple had a star-shaped plan, and it was composed of a garbhagriha (sanctum), antarala (antechamber), and mandapa (pillared hall). While the sanctum and antechamber were converted into a prayer-hall, the pillared hall remains almost completely intact, and serves as a pavilion leading up to the prayer-hall. Twelve small domes, made out of brick, were added on the roof of the pillared hall. The large number of domes is unusual for Tughluq mosques, and were probably included in order to give the building a more Islamic appearance.
The pillared hall is divided into nine bays and contains porches in the middle of its northern, eastern, and southern sides. It stands upon a plinth, and is accessible by flights of steps with balustrades on the northern and southern sides.
The prayer-hall is divided into forty-five bays. The central bay is elaborately carved, and images of Narasimha can be found at its four corners. The western wall was closed up using rubble. A mihrab (prayer-niche) is carved into the western wall, and a minbar (pulpit) stands to its north. The building is surrounded by a wall built out of dressed stone, with four entrances facing the four cardinal points.
References
- ^ Eaton 2011, p. 180.
- Brown, Percy (1956) . Indian Architecture (Islamic Period). Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. Private Ltd. p. 67.
- Telangana Heritage (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Maintenance) Act, 2017 (PDF).
- ^ Yazdani 1916, p. 3.
- Eaton 2011, p. 183.
- Eaton 2011, p. 181–183.
- ^ Eaton, Richard M.; Wagoner, Phillip B. (2013-11-01). "Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600". OUP Academic: 50–52. doi:10.1093/acprof:o.
- Eaton 2011, p. 181.
Bibliography
- Eaton, Richard M. (2011). "Muhammad bin Tughluq and Temples of the Deccan, 1321-26". In Haidar, Navina Najat; Sardar, Marika (eds.). Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 180–183. ISBN 978-1-58839-438-5.
- Yazdani, Ghulam (1916). Annual report of the Archaeological Department of His Highness the Nizams Dominions, 1323-24 F. (1914-15 A.D.). Baptist Mission Press. pp. 3–4.